Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL)

compcommlab.bsky.social

19 October 2026 13:01

🎓 CONGRATS to @julaluehring.bsky.social on successfully defending her dissertation on socio-affective dynamics in misinformation spread! 👏Thanks to advisors @anniewald.bsky.social, @dgarcia.eu & @hannahmetzler.bsky.social! Jula continues at GESIS as Senior Researcher. All the best for what’s next! 🥂

Carl T. Bergstrom

carlbergstrom.com

18 October 2026 23:08

The piece includes a shout-out to @digs.bsky.social based on a conversation we had here on Bluesky. And of course a warm thank you to @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social for bringing me to Aotearoa in the first place.

Carl T. Bergstrom

carlbergstrom.com

18 October 2026 23:08

Kia ora, my friends in Aotearoa! This piece is my love letter to the avifauna of Aotearoa and my expression of gratitude all of you whose efforts have preserved so many species that might otherwise have been lost. I hope you enjoy.

The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science

mpips.bsky.social

16 October 2026 08:58

Our Department of Inequality, Transformation, and Conflict headed by @steffenmau.bsky.social is looking for 2 student research assistants (m/f/d), starting Dec. 1, 2026. Students of sociology, political science, economics, or a related field with strong quantitative skills can apply by Nov. 1, 2026

Will Ratcliff

wcratcliff.bsky.social

16 October 2026 08:06

1/ There are a ton of cool papers coming out on evolutionary transitions in individuality right now! Here are five recent ones I've really enjoyed, spanning Snowball Earth, volvocine algae, plasmids that fuse into a new individual, the relatives of animals, and... water kefir